An illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Pdf phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa fruticans. Status preferred name nzor concept id 547ebae310d44aa1a4b0369b34948bad classification. Pdf phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa. Many palm species including nipa have been tapped throughout the tropical region for the production of fresh juice, fermented drinks, syrup, and raw and refined sugar dransfield, 1977. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to receive it.
Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. Summary nomenclature taxon concepts subordinates vernacular applications feedback. Decayed rachides or petioles of nypa fruticans and phoenix paludosa. However, many of these fruits are still not familiar due to lack of publicity and promotionalcampaign. Murphy3 nipa palm nypa fruticans is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. Arecaceae of north america update, database version 2010 acquired. Received 22 nd march 2017, revised 6 abstract nypa fruticans wurmb is an underutilized mangrove plant in india. Nypa fruticans on total vascular flora of singapore online. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 6183 with original publication details. Please contact the chief editor chairman, als board of edit.
Pdf potential pollinators of nipa palm nypa fruticans. Chemical characterization of various parts of nipa palm. Eight phenolic compounds from nypa fruticans endosperm extracts were identified and quantified by. Among the approximately 70 mangrove species, the mangrove palm nypa fruticans thunb. Nypa fruticans nipa palm, mangrove palm pfaf plant database. In vitro bioactivity and phytochemical characterization of. Nipa litoralis blanco nypa arborescens wurmb nypa arborescens wurmb ex h. Fossil nypa pollen has been found throughout the world.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Nypa fruticans is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a medium rate. Nf belongs to araceae family and is considered as underutilized plant. It is one of the oldest living palm species and is dated back by fossil remnants to 60. Nypa fruticans on the nparks flora and fauna website. In vitro bioactivity and phytochemical characterization of wurmb. Total phenolics, flavonoid content, and antioxidant capacities from endosperm extracts of nypa fruticans unripe and ripe fruits were evaluated. World register of marine species nypa fruticans thunb. Responses of nipa palm nypa fruticans seedlings, a. Mangroves belong to different families or orders but have adapted to the same unstable environment of intertidal zones. Because of its usefulness, it has been introduced into west africa.
Palm for saleavailability for nypa fruticans the following is a listing of palms recently in stock, but availability changes quite quickly. Nipa differs from most palms in the lack of an upright stem, trunkless and develops its inflorescence at a height of. Nypa fruticans wurmb is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus nypa family arecaceae. Its water requirements are extrememly high and it cant survive just planted in soil, even if watered regularly. Stemless palm of the tropics asia that grows only in swamps and riverways. Nypa in world checklist of selected plant families. Nypa fruticans notes on taxonomy and nomenclature top of page with its prostrate, dichotomously branched stem and its erect inflorescence bearing a terminal head of female flowers and lateral spikes of male flowers, nypa fructicans, the nipa palm, occupies a unique position in the palmae. Nypa fruticans is one of the few palm species which is recognisable in the fossil record, with specimens considered attributable to it dating back to the paleocene and possibly earlier, some 60 to 70 million years old. We are always open monday saturday, 9 am to 4 pm excluding major holidays or very inclement weather. Phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa fruticans wurmb. Nypa species, mangrove palm nypa fruticans by kell dec 11, 2016 10.
It grows along coastlines and estuarine habitats in the indian and pacific ocean. Contrast to usual palms like coconut cocos nucifera and oil palm elaeis guineensis, it thrives in river estuaries and brackish water environment in which salt and fresh water mingle. Globally, mangrove areas are declining rapidly as they are cleared for coastal development and aquaculture and logged for timber and fuel production. Early work has shown that aqueous extract ae of npv exerts a potent antihyperglycemic effect. Bailey homonyms nypa fruticans wurmb common names atappalme in german.
Thus, this study is conducted to evaluate the effect of ae on postprandial hyperglycemia in an attempt to understand its mechanism of. The characterization and properties of fibers from nypa fruticans wurmb to study of physical properties of the fiber. The editor encourages topics on all aspects of physical, human and applied geography. Nipa palm leaves used as thatching in a tagbanwa stilt house kamalig in. Ae was administered to streptozotocin stzinduced diabetic rats twice daily at three doses, 500, and 250 mgkg b. In addition to a host of local subsistence uses ranging. Biological and ethnobotanical characteristics of nipa palm. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb is a useful mangrove species in south, southeast asia and oceania. In bangladesh, the natural distribution of nipa palm is restricted to the sundarbans, the largest single continuous tract of mangrove forest in the world 3,4.
Nypa fruticans, known as rola, is a dreaming or totemic plant for some tiwi people. The flower stalk of nypa fruticans can be tapped, yielding a sweet sap. Nypa fruticans displaces native mangrove vegetation throughout the niger delta and in cameroon saenger and bellan 1995 and forms dense monospecific stands that outcompete native species. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. Pdf nypa fruticans as a potential low cost adsorbent to. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The characterization and properties of fiber from nypa.
Research article phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity. Nipa nypa fruticans is a monoecious palm with special characteristics. This species is the sole species of genus nypa and a basal species in the family arecaceae exclude subfamily calamoideae. Processing with nypa fruticans, arecaceae, in palawan, philippines. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for.
The young fruits are often eaten as a desert in singapore. This species is the only member of the genus nypa and the subfamily nypoideae, forming monotypic taxa. For mail orders, please contact us at 619 291 4605. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Pdf potential pollinators of nipa palm nypa fruticans wurmb. In southeast asia, the size of the nipa palm varies. On dec 1, 2004, palmbob from acton, ca zone 8b wrote.
When used for thatching, the leaflets are stripped from the rachis and formed into a thick fringe tagon on a reed. National plant germplasm system covid19 update, march 23, 2020. Nipa nypa fruticans is one of the most widely distributed and useful palm in the mangrove forests in the south, southeast asia and oceania. Nypa fruticans nypa palm is found in the upstream estuarine zone forming extensive stands along brackish to tidal freshwater creeks and rivers. Endosperm extract of unripe fruits eeu exhibited the highest phenolics mg gaeg, flavonoid content reg, and. Nipah palm nypa fruticans on the shores of singapore. Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm or simply nipa or mangrove palm, is a. The species ranges from sri lanka and the ganges delta to the west pacific.
The aim of this study was to evaluate its antihyperglycaemic activity further using in vivo and in vitro approaches. Particularly in areas where native red and white mangroves rhizophora sp. There is a preference for topics with a focus set in florida, but national and international research by geographers based in. Phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa fruticans. Inflorescence with a headlike part at the tip bearing female flowers, and bears the male flowers below. Media in category nypa fruticans the following 92 files are in this category, out of 92 total. Endosperm extract of unripe fruits eeu exhibited the highest phenolics 5. Funaura nipa palm habitat conservation and management committee report pdf. Nypa fruticans arecaceae is the only monocot species of true mangroves. Fruit article pdf available in evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine 204. This sap can be drunk as is, boiled to produce a brown sugar or fermented to form alcohol or vinegar.